Next, move close to the horse. Observe and feel for fat at the back, ribs, neck, shoulders, withers, and tailhead, comparing the horse's condition to the descriptions listed on the Horse Body Condition Scorecard (see reverse side). Figure 1
shows areas on the horse to evaluate for fat coverage.
• If a horse meets most, but not all criteria for a score, use 0.5 point increments. For example: if a horse meets most
criteria for a BCS of 5, and some criteria for a score of 6, a BCS of 5.5 should be assigned